Patrick Swayze, Marcia Cross, Sally Field, Fran Drescher, and Dana Delany are just a few of the stars to join an all-star team of celebrity ambassadors for the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) initiative.

SU2C is an organization aimed at raising funds to accelerate cancer research, and Wednesday the stars came together to announce the five research “Dream Teams” that were selected to receive $73.6 million in three-year grants.

Last year’s event was featured on three network morning shows; “The Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” and CBS’s “Early Show,” and many celebrities got involved in the program including Eva Longoria Parker, Jack Black, Jennifer Garner, and Ellen DeGeneres.

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According to a People report, the ambassadors were named  by the Entertainment Industry Foundation, a group of media, entertainment and philanthropic leaders whose lives have been affected by cancer in significant ways.